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Episode Synopsis
As quickly as we embarked on a COVID-endemic strategy, Singapore has tightened restrictions on social gatherings once again. It’s not the first time we’ve clamped down to reduce the spread, but why is there so much more frustration this time? In other news, the co-founder of indie bookstore BooksActually, a longstanding bastion of Singapore literature, was accused by several female ex-employees of misconduct in a bombshell exposé published by Rice Media over the weekend. Was the SingLit community complicit in letting this open secret slide?
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Singapore tightens COVID restrictions
Singapore reports a record 1,939 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths - CNA
Singapore Returns to Work-From-Home as Covid Cases Surge - Bloomberg
'This is poor planning': Covid-19 home recovery patients voice confusion, frustration over what to do - The Straits Times
Daily Covid-19 cases to hit over 3,000 if unchecked, straining hospitals already under ‘tremendous pressure’: Task force - TODAY
Covid-19: A mask-off scenario in Singapore only possible in 1-2 years, says expert
BC's Restart: A plan to bring us back together
BooksActually co-founder accused of misconduct by ex-employees
Built on uneasy compromises: The young women behind BooksActually speak up
BooksActually's Kenny Leck apologises for 'causing pain' after female ex-employees allege misconduct - The Straits Times
Facebook Post by Kenny Leck
BooksActually saga: Sing Lit Station ends partnership
NAC says it has no existing partnerships with BooksActually, amid allegations over bookstore’s co-founder Kenny Leck
LATEST: Joint Letter About BooksActually from Math Paper Press Authors
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